MARGAO
The Navelim gram sabha on Sunday resolved to ask the PWD, National Highways to remove the mud dumped in the paddy fields during the construction of the western bypass.
The meeting has further resolved to write to the Postal department to ensure that employees manning the panchayats in Navelim as well as across the State communicate in Konkani with the people.
The meeting also saw a member of the Navelim bio-diversity management panel Eleuterio Carneiro tendering his resignation panel due to a lack of penal provision in the Bio-diversity Act to punish those destroying bio-diversity.
At the meeting chaired by sarpanch Paul Pereira, the issue of debris dumped in the paddy fields came up for discussion after farmers pointed out that they cannot cultivate their fields because of the debris.
After much discussion, it was decided to write a letter to the PWD, National Highway to remove the debris from the fields which have not been acquired for the bypass construction.
Prof Antonio Alvares raised the issue of postal employees deployed at the Navelim and other post offices not conversing with the people in Konkani. He said the employees deployed at the post offices have no understanding of the local language.
The sarpanch later told the media that member of the Navelim Bio-diversity Management Committee Eleuterio Carneiro has tendered his resignation from the panel in protest over the absence of any penal provision in the Bio Diversity Act to penalise those destroying bio-diversity.
He said the panchayat is in receipt of the new garbage fees from the Goa Waste Management Corporation, adding that the gram sabha has told the local body to work out the rates and bring the matter at the next meeting for a decision.
